Colgate University

D'Jonita K. Cottrell '19, an educational studies and psychology double major from Brockton, Mass., has received Colgate University's 1819 Award, the University's most selective and prestigious prize.

More than 100 students took part in summer internships this summer with assistance from the Colgate Center for Career Services' Internship Fund and a variety of alumni-funded fellowships.

More than 200 students conducted academic research in a wide-range of disciplines during the summer of 2014.

Each summer at Colgate University, about 150 students conduct serious research in fellowships that allow them to work closely with faculty for eight to ten weeks on projects of common interest, and across disciplines.

Five Colgate University students in biology professor Krista Ingram's Community-based Study of Environmental Issues spring semester course converted an old barn into a hands-on nature center designed to spark the curiosity of preschoolers. See the video here.

Three Colgate University students are now teaching children, ages 6 to 10, beginner dance lessons in downtown Hamilton, N.Y.

The following local residents are among 853 students who entered Colgate University with the Class of 2014 in late August. The class, selected from an applicant pool of almost 7,900 students, is the most diverse to enroll at Colgate.

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